what are the chances i can get 300K or 20 years out of my tacoma?

On the original front diff I would say not so good. But I bet the engine will make it no problem! I bitch about the diff cause I might need to get mine replaced again!

 

Integra...and not nearly an exceptional case. I knew several people who had many similar issues. I did not use mine for rice racing fun. It was a 'family' car.

Started with brake master cylinder around 75K...then clutch and, because the were annoying, motor mounts at 90k at the same time.

Struts went next then the electrical problems started in. Had to 'tap' the dash to get dash lights on every now and then.. A/C would start to cut out at odd times and I found a bad relay for secondary cooling fan. Then the headlights would cut out... again, tapping the dash to get 'em back on and that was it.

Enough is enough at about 160K. I don't like electrical problems, they take forever to trouble shoot. Especially intermittent ones.

Not calling it a POS at all...it was a great little car. The engine and tranny ran like a top but the nit noy little problems were just too much. It's just the nature of the beast. Entropy happens.

A friend had an Accord...90, 91 or 92 can't remember exactly which...he had his auto transmission rebuild at 150k and his interior lights didn't work but he put up with it. He'd had two A/C compressors (I think that was because he didn't use his system except on really hot days.) He got over 350K before he sold and thought it a good car. I would too, even with the auto tranny rebuild. I'd not have enjoyed it though: the springs were pretty much collapsed and it had no ride control as the struts were long gone. All the bushings were hard as rocks...it was the definition of 'running wreck'...even the interior was torn/taped together. But it gave him transportation for almost 15 years with no insurance and no payments.

 

I'm somewhere over 170k right now on my 05. Guy at work has over 200k on an 05 Double Cab prerunner like mine. Both of us have done similar maintenance, U-joints, shocks and pads up front. My driving is mixed with as little as 20k a year and up to around 40k a year with the truck. I'll probably replace mine next year only because I need a Tundra for bed capacity and towing at times.

 

I'm on a different plan, because they hold there value I like to part with them at around 70-75 k when I can still get a good buck for it. I will most certainly buy another Taco.

 

Yeah I don't buy that anymore. For some reason I always had it in my head that manuals were the way to go too, that automatics fail fail fail. But to be honest, I have no idea where that idea came from.

Just the other day, my father and I were talking about this, and he told me that of all the automatics he's had over the last 40 years the only one to require a rebuild of any kind was a 64 Chevy. The 72 Ford Torino, 84 Dodge Van, and 98 Dodge Ram all pulled / pull boats all over the Western US, and not one automatic tranny problem. The Torino and Van both did ~200k before sale / trade in, and the 98 Ram sits at 100k right now. My mom's 86 Corolla automatic did over 200k before they traded it in for a Honda CRV auto .. still rolling smoothly over 100k.

The A750E / A750F automatics in the 2nd gen V6 Tacomas are also in Tundras, Land Cruisers, Lexus GXs and LXs, FJs, and 4Runners, and have been in use since 2003. When couple with the Tundra's 4.7L V8, the tow rating was 8500 pounds ... 2000 pounds more than the Tacoma's tow rating.

These are very strong trannys. There's no reason they shouldn't see 200k or more with regular maintenance and care.

 

I had a 1991 xtracab they were called. i bought it with 70.000 KM's on it. I had that truck for 12 years and i put over 300.000 KM's on that truck. I'm not sure i'll be able to do that with this 2010 Taco

 

I have 227k miles now on my 2006 Tacoma Doublecab TRD Off Road. 300k is within striking distance for me.

300k looks easy if you maintain your vehicle with that in mind (synthetic oil, regular changes to the other fluids).

 

That is awesome!

I want that out of my 2006.
My 1995 (non-tacoma) got close to 300k, 180 by me, the other 120 by 2 other owners. The truck was very, very rusty though.
It takes it toll up here in the New England.

 

Good God you drive a LOT!

 

Cars are made to be fairly disposable these days...

However, I have:
2001 Sienna: 365,000 miles. All original, except the regular maintenance stuff. A/C compressor and some interior lights have gone out. That's it.
2009 Corolla: 203,000 miles. All original, finally replaced the spark plugs.

So, I think second gens. have a decent chance of lasting if they are well cared for.

 

Assuming your Tacoma was purchased in January 2006, I calculate an average of approximately 120 miles per day, every day. Of course that daily average will be more if you bought it later, less if you bought it earlier. Did you buy it new or used? Either way, all I'm sayin is dam bro that's a lot of drivin'.

Over 200k miles on a vehicle barely 2 years old? Holy crap! That's gotta be a record...

 

I bought it new in August 2006. So it is 4.5 years old.

 

One of my customers has owned a transmission shop for 30 years. I asked him jokingly why they can't make an auto trans the will last the life of a car like they used to.

He told me that in the old days you were lucky to see 80K out of an auto and that the new ones are leaps and bounds above what they had in the "good old days". He also said the reason everyone talks about the "way they used to make them" is that it they used to be able to rebuild a transmission for 200 bucks and the customer had their car back on the same day the vehicle was towed in. He told me at those prices he thought he was "cutting a fat hog" too! Now it takes a week and 2500 bucks, people remember that more than 200 and a day!

I agree, the auto transmissions are the most refined they have ever been. Take care of it and it should take care of you.

 

Im with ya man... Drive it till it dies thats My Plan. First and Last "New" Vehicle i will ever by. I got an 07' With 40K on her.

 

My first and last new vehicle too.

Everybody said you have to buy at least one new vehicle in life. Been there done that. It's nice, but I sure miss the old beater. My wife needs the reliable transportation so we replace her Subaru every 10 years. But from here on out, it's used for me. Then again I drive about 6000 miles a year ... so my 2010 will have about 120k on her in 20 years. She'll be a classic and barely broken in. You just might find her for sale then!

 

Why do so many people cite failed electrics/electronics as probable reasons for a Tacoma to not make it to 300K? How exactly do miles wear out electrics/electronics to the point of totalling a vehicle?

My mother has a 2003 Volvo xc v70 wagon that now has 230K miles -- it has been haunted with electrical/electronic ghosts practically since it was a new car, such as the ignition system spontaneously failing in the passing lane at 70mph on several occasions, the A/C getting stuck on, and the cruise control doing weird things on its own. But other than that, it has held up fine and has breezed past the 200k mark. Why would a Tacoma be any worse off than a car that has had electrical/electronic issues almost since it rolled out of the showroom?

I say if you maintain your truck religiously it will serve you well for a long, long time.

 

When I worked for a rental car company, our Mercedes C-series were always in the shop, so much so that we ran a report on how often they were available vs. in the shop. Disappointingly, they spent more time in the shop with traction control computer problems (the biggest problem for us) and others than they did sitting on our lot AND getting rented.

Electronics die, but provided the quality when you buy it is good, it shouldn't die for quite a long time [assuming everything else is well cared for].

 

I wouldn't want to keep mine for 20 years. I had my last truck for 12 years and one reason why I sold it is I was sick of looking at it after 12 years.

 

Hell in 15 years, gas is probably going to be so expensive, you'll have to sell a kidney to keep the Tacoma full. I fully expect we will see the biggest changes in auto technology in the next 10-15-20 years that the industry has seen since the days of Ford's first assembly line. Just read tonight that Subaru is going with a CVT in ground up redesign of the 2012 Impreza that will take gas mileage to 36mpg highway ... That's a good 25% increase over current models ... HUGE. Fully expect we'll see similar in trucks too. So the real question is ... you may want to keep it for 20 years. But will you be able to afford to?

 

This is how I feel about it as well. I think these trucks can go to 300K if taken care of, but in 10 or 15 years gas prices may be so high that the average person wont consider a 20-23mpg pickup. The ones that are modded with trail armor front to back and get 15 or less (wish I could do that but could never afford to drive the thing) might be a toy for people who make 6 figures. I want back an old 73-79 ford 150/250 4x4 with a 351/390/460 and the NP205 transfer case so badly!!!! But I know that getting 6-10 MPG is out of reach with todays prices. And you can pick those older/carburetor trucks up for next to nothing now.
What is really astonishing is how far most foreign cars can go on one gallon of diesel